Well-Meaning

The game of “what if”
leads down treacherous paths –
bough-bidden, forested pasts
infested with doubts and repentances.
The past cannot be altered.
It can only be studied or examined
and from it, knowledge gleaned.
Regret tethers yesterday to the future,
binds choices to perpetual
misconstrued remembrances.
The difference between
the “could haves”
and the “should haves”
rests in the intent.
Well-meaning intention
cannot live in the past.
It exists in the moments
looking towards the future.
Change rarely occurs
in huge sweeping steps.
It happens in small moments,
collected by gentle hands
willing to love.

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No matter how hard we try, we cannot change the past. We can only make today what we wish it to be… our actions today will mold a tomorrow closer to what we wish it to be. Take steps towards the YOU you want to be.

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The poetry of Nikki Anne Schmutz explores the journey we take inside ourselves, It is one that never ends; it leads to greater understanding, realizations gained only by aspiring to be more than we are in the present. There is great beauty to be found inside us all. Along the way we meet others who end up being vital parts of our growth, people we care for, people we love. Sometimes our connection with others brings us closer to deep understanding than anything else we experience.

Imagine what the world would be like if we could open a window to one another’s soul. What if we could look inside and glean all the information needed to truly understand each other as we help one another along through life? What kind of spiritual heights could we help one another achieve? Open your soul window…

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‘In Speaking Of…’ is a collection of poetry inspired by the soul’s journey from dark to light. It takes raw emotion stemming from life’s darker moments and spins them into alchemical passages that expose truths we try to hide. Acceptance of ones’ inner self eventually leads to light, life, and happiness. ‘In Speaking Of…’ embraces the pain we feel in order to enhance the joyful moments we find within. Beauty amidst pain, light amidst darkness. Sometimes brutal yet still captivating, this collection of poems sends the reader into a journey of introspection and hopefully ends with the realization that life has more to offer than one ever thought possible.